St. Helena Island couple scores lucky lottery ticket

A St. Helena
Island couple couldn't sleep after winning the Lottery, so they sat up in bed
taking turns clutching their $200,000 winning scratch-off.

"We held onto that ticket all night," the wife confessed.

She told lottery officials she paid $10 for the Golden Spades winner at the Circle K Stores #5386 on Sea Island
Parkway in Beaufort. Since her car
was out of commission, her husband picked her up from work and was with her
when she scratched the ticket. She says her heart dropped when she uncovered
the prize. She could not help but wonder if the ticket was a prank.

"She couldn't believe it, I couldn't believe it," the
husband said.

Excited, they called and woke up family with the news.

"It's amazing," said the wife.

She already has a new car in mind.

"And I won't have to pick her up from work anymore," the
husband added.

That was the last top prize of $200,000 in the $10 Golden Spades game. Odds of
winning $200,000 were one in 520,000.

For selling the claimed ticket,the store received a commission of $2,000.